WITHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does withy mean? 

• WITHY (noun)
  The noun WITHY has 1 sense:

1. strong flexible twig

  Familiarity information: WITHY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WITHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strong flexible twig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

withe; withy

Hypernyms ("withy" is a kind of...):

branchlet; sprig; twig (a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "withy"):

osier (flexible twig of a willow tree)